The Peninsular War, 1807-1814

Download or read book The Peninsular War, 1807-1814 written by Michael Glover and published by Newton Abbot [Eng.] : David & Charles ; Hamden, Conn : Archon Books. This book was released on 1974 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I øvrigt er bogen opdelt således: 1. Introduction: Napoleon's Europe, 1807; Arms and the Men; 2. The French Iniative, October 1807-May 1809: Napoleonic Agression; British Intervention; Napoleon and Sir John Moore; The Second French Invasion of Portugal; 3. The War in Balance, June 1809-December 1811: Talavera and Ocana; Andalusia and the Siege of Cadiz; The Third French Invasion of Portugal; The Watershed; 4. The British Initiative: The Fortresses; Salamanca; Madrid and Burgos; Retreat to Portugal; 5. The Liberation of Spain, January-September 1813: Across the Ebro; Vitoria; San Sebastian and the Pyrenees; British Operations on the East Coast of Spain, 1812-1813; 6. The Invasion of France, October 1813-April 1814: Across the Pyrenees; Nive; The Occupation of Gascony; Victory.